What is the substitute of real estate investment?

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Real estate is a legal term that encompasses land along with improvements to the land, such as buildings, fences, wells and other site improvements that are fixed in location — immovable. in some situations the term “real estate” refers to the land and fixtures together, as distinguished from “real property,” referring to ownership of land and appurtenances, including anything of a permanent nature such as structures, trees, minerals, and the interest, benefits, and inherent rights thereof. The real estate industry has taken the world by storm in the last decade or so. The large amount of constant upheaval and rapid changes that this sector has seen has had a considerable bearing on the world as well as local economies

The real estate is such a large term as defined above ,so i want to ask is there substitute of real estate investment ?

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Answer by Pierre O
Why would we need a substitute for Real Estate investment? Each investment type has advantages and disadvantages, which is what makes investing both challenging and rewarding when you get it right.
Granted that Real Estate investing has had significant ups and downs recently, but on a long term basis, and all investments should be viewed on long term basis except very safe ones, Real Estate still has the same advantages and disadvantages as before.
There are no substitutes, and there will not be any substitute, because we do not need one!